Mark Holmes

Bjørn Erik Reinseth is the new Chair of Space Norway. He is the CEO of Forskningsparken – Oslo Science Park, and brings extensive leadership experience from the telecommunications, investment, technology […]

Star Catcher Industries (Star Catcher) prototype power node, Protostar, will launch next month on board SpaceX’s Transporter-18 mission. The Protostar mission aims to conduct a landmark power beaming demonstration between […]

Satellite mobile connectivity is coming to Kazakhstan thanks to a partnership between Beeline Kazakhstan and Starlink Mobile. The introduction of Starlink Mobile is the result of agreements reached during Kazakhstan’s […]

At the Space Defense and Security in Summit (SDSS) in Paris last week, Via Satellite Senior Editorial Director Mark Holmes sat down with BlackSky CEO Brian O’Toole to talk about […]

Vast, a next-generation space infrastructure company is launching a Lunar Programs division in a major strategic move for the company. Vast Lunar Programs will be dedicated to helping advance NASA’s […]

NSSLGlobal is making a new acquisition move in the security arena. The company announced Friday that it is purchasing MetOcean Security UK, a company that provides global security, surveillance and […]

Arabsat announced Thursday that contracted China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) to build and launch a new satellite named ARABSAT-50. The new satellite coincides with the regional operator’s 50th anniversary. […]

Eutelsat has signed a deal with MEO, one of Portugal’s biggest telecoms operators to bring LEO services to customers in Portugal. The two companies announced the deal, Sept. 23. MEO […]

SSC Space and Saab are teaming up to explore potential areas of cooperation related to space and Multi-Domain Operations (MDO). These will include the use of Esrange Space Center as […]

The U.K. Government has made a major new space defense initiative by launching its first ever dedicated squadron to protect its satellites. The No. 3 Space Effects Squadron (SES) will […]

(London) U.K. Defense Secretary Wes Streeting said that the U.K. government considers satellites critical to intelligence gathering and missile warnings, and that they now underpin almost a fifth of the […]

In our latest Thursday Morning Conversation, we talk to SES Vice President of Product Development Engineering David Mathewson about SES’s latest plans around developing satellites, the advantages of having a […]

CybExer, an Estonian cybersecurity company, is to play a key role in helping keep the EU’s future secure satellite connectivity system, IRIS² secure. It will lead a ten-company European consortium […]

As Europe works to move faster in its space defense capabilities, leaders at the Space and Defense & Security Summit say Ukraine accelerated a shift in institutional urgency yet challenges […]

PARIS – New AI tools are opening the opportunity for more people to get involved when it comes to AI and space. Over the past year, AI has moved from a […]

PARIS — Europe needs to embrace risk if it is to benefit more from next generation of space capabilities and keep its space assets secure. This was one of the […]

PARIS — Executives from BlackSky, Planet, Iceye and HawkEye 360 assessed the changing dynamics of the sovereign Earth Observation (EO) satellite market at the Space Defense and Security (SDSS) summit […]

To kick off World Space Business Week, Via Satellite interviews MDA Space VP of Satellite Systems Luigi Pozzebon about the company’s recently announced Aurora Black satellite for customers. Pozzebon explains […]

PARIS — The topic of AI is everywhere right now. At World Space Business Week (WSBW), experts looked at the future for space-based computing and how AI could make a difference […]

The era of space defense has well and truly arrived. NATO, one of the key organizations focused on space and defense, has made a number of signature announcements over the […]

SES is launching a new platform designed for next generating broadcasting. SES CORE will be a content orchestration and hybrid delivery platform, designed to enable broadcasters and media customers to […]

Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS) has tapped MaiaSpace, the up-and-coming French launch provider, to launch a range of SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellites starting in 2029. This is […]

The U.K. Government has published its latest national space strategy as it looks to bring space investment and activity under one plan. The aim is to drive growth, strengthen security […]

Just ahead of World Space Business Week (WSBW), ST Engineering iDirect Senior Technical Director of Global Government Dave Davis joins Via Satellite for a Thursday Morning Conversation about the company’s […]

As space networks become prominent and have increased in scale, the security and protection of these systems has become more multi-layered than at any time. While space is not technically […]

Eutelsat is going to help to bring better connectivity to Greenland. Alongside the European Union, the government of Greenland and the government of Denmark, Eutelsat will play a key role […]

Hellas Sat and Sparkle have worked together to achieve a quantum-safe satellite connection between Greece and Cyprus. The two companies had already implemented quantum-safe protection on a terrestrial connection between […]

SES has signed a new government deal in Latin America, extending its collaboration with the Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Perú) to deliver sovereign, multi-orbit satellite connectivity. This will […]

Open Cosmos was selected as a key provider by the U.K. government as the U.K. looks to build better sovereign connectivity architecture. It has been selected by the British Government […]

Inmarsat Maritime is launching a new product to provide new insights as well as direct access to the comprehensive analysis of risks shaping global shipping. Inmarsat Maritime, now a Viasat […]